Choreographer Mandy Moore Explains Why Dance Is An Important Storytelling Tool On ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’

Choreographer Mandy Moore Explains Why Dance Is An Important Storytelling Tool On ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’

"Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist."



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When telling a story about a woman who hears people's innermost thoughts in song, it's absolutely necessary to add movement to convey those emotional messages properly.

Enter choreographer Mandy Moore, the woman behind those moves.

Moore crafts the dance numbers on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, the series about the aforementioned young woman who moves through a fascinating world filled with song.

This Mandy Moore (not to be confused with the actor Mandy Moore, who stars in the series This is Us), has an extensive background in dance, having choreographed numbers for reality competition series including So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, and American Idol, as well as narrative shows such as Glee and Modern Family. On the big screen, she choreographed La La Land, and Moore made history in 2017 by being the first to choreograph the Golden Globe Awards, Oscars, Grammy Awards and Emmy Awards in the same year. She's also contributed to stage shows for Celine Dion, Michael Jackson and Shania Twain.

For her work, Moore has won three Emmy awards.  

On Zoey's, in addition to her choreography duties, she also serves